Brookdale to reopen Freehold site after indoor sprinkler malfunction

5:50 PM,
Jan. 26, 2014

Written by

Carol Gorga Williams
| @APPCarol

Brookdale Community College students shut out of classrooms since the so-called polar vortex wreaked havoc on the campus water system are being welcomed back beginning Monday.

David Stout, dean of the Freehold Township campus where more than 3,000 residents of western Monmouth County communities get their education, said authorities got the all-clear after a final inspection Friday.

Brookdale's Freehold campus has been shuttered since Jan. 7 when part of the sprinkler system malfunctioned, most likely because of the extreme cold weather. ...